Most arguments are about ego, not ideas
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Most arguments are about ego, not ideas
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Re: Most arguments are about ego, not ideas
#2as they say it wastes your time and annoys the pig
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#3This is a bizarrely anti-democratic. "Winning" isn't the important part of discussing a topic with multiple points of view.
Re: Most arguments are about ego, not ideas
#4They never mention they could’ve been wrong. The author assumes they’re always right, but that trying to convince others and argue them to their right side is not valuable.
How about: maybe I’m wrong and I didn’t let their ideas influence me. How about: even when I think I’m right, it will be better to calmly kindly discuss, listening as much as talking, not debating or arguing or speaking over them, but attempting to see new perspectives.
I could well be wrong about this :)
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#6I was about to start arguing why I don't agree but then I thought it was better not to :P
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#7as they say it wastes your time and annoys the pig
That’s funny, I thought you were referring to the Shaw quote [1], I had never heard that one from Heinlein.
[1] “Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty, and the pig likes it.”
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#10as they say it wastes your time and annoys the pig
Never wrestle with a pig; you both get muddy, and the pig's enjoying himself.